Lifestyle and Budget

Which option should you use to stop identity theft: a fraud alert or a security freeze?

Heads, we keep the penny. Tails, we dump it. We try to make cents of the issue.

If a small business doesn't make it, think of other options to pay off debt before bankruptcy.

If a small business doesn't make it, think of other options to pay off debt before bankruptcy.

CBS and Time Warner Cable agreed to extend their negotiating deadline until Friday, following a brief blackout for some Time Warner customers.

Detroit's bankruptcy was not completely unexpected, but it raises many questions that have yet to be answered.

Financial surprises seem to lurk around every corner today. Learn how you can anticipate and even benefit from them. 

Unless you have huge sums of cash, have an emergency card handy -- one that won't cause extra problems if you actually use it

Dave Says: It can be hard to turn away cash-strapped family members looking for financial help. It's even tougher when the person asking for money is a parent. 

We asked financial professionals to imagine they could go back in time and pass on to their younger selves the wisdom about money they've gained.

When it comes to getting car repair price estimates, it’s all about what you know-- especially if you’re a female.

The recent climb in interest rates has been disruptive, but disruptions like these can create opportunities.

Check your home insurance policy to see if a new deductible is waiting to surprise you.

Until recently, the economy seemed on track for stronger growth with low inflation, but now both parts of that equation may be in jeopardy.

Email has grown up. It’s no longer a convenient secondary conduit for saying hello to friends. It’s plugged directly into our lives. Messages sitting in our email accounts can expose not just our address and contact numbers, but also our bank and brokerage account numbers, credit card information, online financial transaction receipts and confirmation of forgotten or changed passwords in all of our other accounts.

Dave Says: Mom wants to help a son with law school loans, but dad is hesitant. How can couples come to an agreement when it comes to assisting kids with their finances?

Your name won't come off the mortgage in a divorce, but bankruptcy will clear your liability.

The president's push to implement new carbon dioxide emissions standards could send a shockwave through the energy industry, particularly for a coal industry already under pressure from cheap natural gas.

A low-income, young single mom with school and another baby coming wants to handle credit wisely, but she'd better have a plan to avoid debt

Same-sex couples are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will provide some financial relief this week.